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ASTRO BOB Comet Lovejoy's fading glory
Time to check in on the wonder that is Comet Lovejoy. Though still too far south to see at mid-northern latitudes, the comet remains a fading spectacle for skywatchers down under. Various observers ...
Posted on 1/3/12 at 12:59 PM
HAPPY GREEN LIFE Warning labels for coal plants
I saw a link to this on Twitter today. I always find interesting things on Twitter. If packs of cigarettes need warning labels, coal plants need giant labels. Check out the full article here....
Posted on 6/29/11 at 3:09 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Coal country tops wages
Three North Dakota coal counties ranked among the state’s top six for highest average annual wages for 2009. Oliver County, the first for many years and second in 2008, regained its to...
Posted on 7/27/10 at 8:28 AM
FLICKERTALES FROM THE HILL More endorsements for Hoeven bid
FARGO John Hoeven garnered the endorsement of 17 energy leaders in North Dakota last week. Thoseendorsing the Republican governors bid for U.S. Senate include executives from Xcel Energy, Minnkota...
Posted on 2/8/10 at 10:45 AM
Falkirk coal mine land to go back to crops 
UNDERWOOD, N.D. (AP) — More than 200 acres of crop land near Underwood that were mined for coal more than 20 years ago are set to be turned back to farming.
January 25, 2012
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North Dakota lignite production down in 2011
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Officials say production at North Dakota's four large lignite mines dropped for the second year in a row due to scheduled outages at power plants and an increase in hydroelectric production at Garrison Dam on the Missouri River.
January 11, 2012
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ND coal-to-fuel plant gets 4th extension
BISMARCK (AP) — Developers of a coal-to-liquid fuel factory proposed for western North Dakota have been granted a fourth extension of state aid to study the project.
January 09, 2012
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ND utilities turning to gas for electricity
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — After relying on coal to generate electricity, North Dakota utilities are looking more at natural gas as a source of power.
January 09, 2012
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Battle of the resources: Coal and wind energy abundance fuels use debate
While North Dakota is known for its oil, it is not the only major resource in the state.
Coal and wind energy have the potential to produce vast quantities of electricity, officials said Friday; however, there is a debate on which is
better.
By April Baumgarten , January 06, 2012
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ND agency seeks $3.9M to reclaim coal mines
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Public Service Commission is seeking $3.9 million to continue reclamation work on two abandoned coal mines.
January 04, 2012
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Coal groups paying $500K for lawsuit
BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota utilities and coal interests agreed to pay up to $500,000 of the state’s cost in challenging a Minnesota law that restricts imports of coal-generated electricity, but the state will still bear the brunt of the expense, documents show.
By Dale Wetzel , December 29, 2011
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The Dickinson Press Top 10: No. 9: Proposed South Heart mine
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As the year wraps up and we enter 2012, The Dickinson Press will take you through the top stories that filled its pages. Today we recall No. 9.
December 22, 2011
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Miners safely removed from Idaho underground mine
MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Seven miners were safely removed from an underground mine in northern Idaho after they were injured by a rock burst while working more than a mile deep, a mine company official said late Wednesday.
December 15, 2011
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ND among worst for emissions
FARGO — An environmental advocacy group issued a report Wednesday ranking North Dakota among the nation’s “filthy 15” in emissions of toxic pollutants from coal-burning power plants.
By Patrick Springer , December 08, 2011
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Families demand prosecutions in W.Va. mine blast
BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — Money — even a lot of it — is cold comfort to some relatives of the 29 men who died in the worst mining disaster in decades. They want justice, the kind that comes with a courtroom and a prison cell.
December 07, 2011
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Families of W.Va. mine blast victims face big day
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — The families of 29 men killed in the 2010 explosion of Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine in southern West Virginia are facing what could be a pivotal day Tuesday, talking to both federal mine-safety investigators and federal prosecutors.
December 06, 2011
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Utility shutters recently-completed coal plant
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota cooperative recently spent $437 million to build a coal-burning power plant in North Dakota. Now it plans to shut it down.
November 29, 2011
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Letter: Lawsuit not in ND’s best interest
November 12, 2011
Basin Electric plans line in western ND oil patch
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A big player in North Dakota's coal country is moving into the state's oil patch.
November 11, 2011
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